Railroad-tie.



W. B. HOUGK.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION IILBD JUNE 16, 1911.

1,002,991 Patented Sept. 12, 1911.

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Attorneys v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM B. HOUGK, 0F ENI-IAUT, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILROADTIE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. HoUcK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Enhaut, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Railroad-Tie, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to composite rail way ties, the object of theinvention being to provide a simple and durable tie made up of ametallic structure having fillings of plastic material, there beingsuitably disposed pockets for holding cushioning blocks designed tosupport the rails.

Another object is to provide a tie of this character which is cheap tomanufacture, is much more durable than the ordinary tie, and which hascushioning blocks removably mounted so that they can be easily replacedshould they become unduly worn.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a plan view of a tie embodying the presentimprovements, the middle portion of the tie being removed. Fig. 2 is acentral vertical longitudinal section through the tie and showing railsfastened thereon. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the tie with thebottom covering of concrete removed. Fig. 4: is a section on line A--BFig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section on line CD Fig. 2, the concrete being brokenaway at one side of the figure so that both bolts are shown in elevationand their wear sleeves in section.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designatesparallel inverted channeled members of rolled steel or the likeconnected at their ends by webs 2 arranged along the lower edges of saidmembers and forming supports for cushioning blocks 3 of wood or othersuitable material. The upper faces of these blocks project slightlyabove the upper faces of the inverted channeled members 1 and constituterests or cushions for the rails A. Under Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed June 16, 1911.

Patented Sept. 12, 1911.

Serial No. 633,485.

some conditions, as where the tie is placed at a curve, the blocks 3 arepreferably connected together by tie plates 4 or the like bolted orotherwise fastened to the blocks. The space between the blocks 3 and themembers 1 and between the webs 2 is filled with concrete, such asindicated at 5 and which adds to the weight of the tie and strengthensit without the use of an undesirable amount of metal.

The members 1 are filled with concrete, as shown at 6 and wear sleeves 7extend through this concrete filling and receive bolts 8 which projectupwardly through openings in the tops of the members 1. These boltsengage rail fastening blocks 9 which bear downwardly on the members 1and also on the base flanges of the rails A. The heads of the bolts arelocated under the members 1 and project into angular recesses 10 formedwithin plates 11 which are secured to the bottom portion of the tie bythe bolts. The bolts are thus held against rotation. Holding blocks 13are riveted or otherwise secured upon the members 1 directly oppositethe blocks or fasteners 9 and cooperate with them to prevent rails fromspreading on the tie.

Wherever it may be desired to brace the rails, blocks, such as shown at14, may be secured upon the cushioning blocks 3 so as to bear againstthe outer faces of the webs of the rails.

It will be apparent that a tie such as herein described is much heavierand more durable than ordinary ties, but, by providing it withcushioning blocks 3, it yieldingly supports the rails. These blocks canbe readily removed should they become worn or injured and new ones maybe quickly substituted therefor.

It is designed to extend the concrete under the entire body of the tie.

What is claimed is 1. A composite railway tie including invertedchanneled members, webs connecting the lower edges thereof at the endsof the members, a plastic filling interposed between the members andbetween the webs, and cushioning blocks abutting against the filling andsupported by the webs.

2. A composite railway tie including inverted channeled members, websconnecting the end portions thereof, cushioning blocks interposedbetween said members and supported by the webs, a plastic fillinginterposed between the blocks and the members, and projecting devices onsaid members for holding rails against lateral displacement.

3. A composite railway tie including inverted channeled members, websconnecting the end portions thereof, cushioningblocks removably mountedbetween the members and upon the webs, a plastic filling interposedbetween the members and the blocks,

rail-fastening devices above the members, means extending through themembers for fastening them to the said members, and a plastic fillingwithin the members and surrounding said means.

4. A composite railway tie including inverted channeled members, plasticfillings therein, webs connecting the end portions of the members,cushioning blocks interposed between the members and supported by thewebs, said blocks being removable, and a plastic filling interposedbetween the members and between the blocks.

5. A composite railway tie including inverted channeled members, plasticfillings therein, webs connecting the end portions of the members,cushioning blocks interposed between the members and supported by thewebs, said blocks being removable, a plastic filling interposed betweenthe members and between the blocks, and a tie connecting the blocks.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM B. HOUOK.

Witnesses:

JOHN KNOCH, J OSEF JGALI.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

